Georgia police officer fatally shot, suspect at large

Detective Kristen Hearne, 29, was killed in the shooting, which was described as "more or less an ambush" by Polk County Police officials at a press conference on Friday.

According to Northwest Georgia News, the shooting happened around 11 a.m. on Santa Claus Road near Highway 100 between the cities of Cave Spring and Cedartown.

Records indicate a criminal past for the suspect captured in connection with shooting two Polk County officers, that fatally wounded one. He wasn't wearing any clothes when he was arrested. Hearne was going out just as a backup for Goodrich.

The chief said investigators don't typically wear bulletproof vests throughout the day.

Hearne was rushed to an area hospital, but later died. Spangler was captured around 2:45 p.m.

Both Spangler and Ruth were booked into the Polk County Jail. Both Spangler and Ruth were charged with murder and aggravated assault.

Ruth is also facing felony charges, according to Keenan.

Spangler was wanted on outstanding Walker County warrants for probation violation, Keenan said.

Goodrich was struck in his bulletproof vest and survived. You always knew when she was in.

Hearne graduated from Rockmart High School. She leaves behind a husband and a three-year-old child.

An officer with the Polk County Police Department for the past five years, Hearne is the first officer killed in the line of duty in the 60 year history of the department. He said he was overwhelmed by the support he received Friday from the law enforcement community in Georgia. After the officers challenged their story, Spangler opened fire on them, the chief said. "Goodrich was saved by his bullet proof vest and was able to return fire and call for help".

Spangler's next appearance will be in Superior Court at a date and time yet to be determined.

Error! There was an error processing your request.

Success! An email has been sent with a link to confirm list signup.

Get Breaking News alerts from the Gwinnett Daily Post delivered to your email.

Merkel seeks 'stable' coalition after German voteMonetary union remains incomplete and closer cooperation on fiscal policy will be needed to ensure long-term stability. Many Germans were alarmed by the rise of the AfD, a party likened by their foreign minister to Nazis.

Related Articles

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a letter to her Department of Corrections on Friday, saying that she objects to O.J. Simpson heading to her state after he gets out of prison. "Floridians are well aware of Mr.

Compared with September a year ago house prices grew by 2.0%, though prices grew by 2.1% when compared with August. In month-on-month terms, house prices rose by 0.2 per cent in September after falling by 0.1 per cent in August.

Also on Friday, an Afghan official said a Taliban attack on a police checkpoint left five police dead in western Farah province. Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack on his official Twitter account.

Scleral tattooing involves injecting the sclera, the white of the eye, with ink and is a relatively new and rare procedure. Needless to say, if you're considering such a procedure, it's probably a good idea to second, third, and fourth-guess it.

Judwaa 2 has also generated tremendous buzz, owing to its chartbuster songs and the content that has been unveiled so far. He had a great time shooting for the movie along with his father David Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez , and Taapsee Pannu .

Congress will have sixty days to decide whether to reimpose sanctions that were in place before the nuclear deal was signed. The P5+1 agreement includes clauses permitting such inspections, if there was evidence of nuclear activity at such sites.

Simplification of the Tax Code: The plan attempts to simplify the tax structure for both individual and corporate taxpayers. We understand this approach will come with short-term pain as some people and interests lose credits and deductions.

Security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack outside a Shiite mosque in Kabul , Afghanistan , Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. In the past Taliban and Daesh militants have repeatedly targeted the minority Shiite community in recent years.

The Cardinals tied it up in the sixth inning, and the game went into extras. "It definitely was on goal ", Pham told reporters. Russell wiped out the food, leaving the fan empty-handed and also angry as the Cardinals were losing to the Cubs .

Devs and players looking to bolster their digital Wii game catalog ahead of the closure have some time to prepare. Users will no longer be able to add Wii Points to their account starting on March 27, 2018 at 04:59 JST.

Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots
Brandin Cooks and Rob Gronkowski have combined for 494 receiving yards and four touchdowns while Chris Hogan has 10 receptions. Thomas Davis leads the Carolina Panthers with 21 tackles, Julius Peppers has 2.5 sacks and Luke Kuechly has one interception.

'No evidence' of excessive force in Michael Bennett incident
Such suspicion, the LVMPD contends, was derived from Bennett's suspicious behavior in the context of an unidentified live shooter. The detaining officer failed to activate his body camera and could be subject to disciplinary action, the sheriff said.

United States set to pull embassy staff out of Cuba
"There is no evidence so far of the cause or the origin of the health disorders reported by the U.S. diplomats ". The type of acoustic weapon that was possible used on the diplomats is now unknown, if one was even used at all .